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Keychron K1 Pro vs K8 Ultra

Get the Keychron K8 Ultra for the 4,000 mAh battery and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

Keychron K8 Ultra 8K Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard

Battery

Keychron K8 Ultra

5.0 · 4 reviews

from$119at Keychron

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What actually differs

The differences that matter

Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.

Keychron K1 Pro

Keychron K8 Ultra

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

  • Battery

    2,000 mAh

    4,000 mAh

  • Low profile

    Yes

    No

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

    ABS, Aluminum, Metal

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K1 Pro
  • Keychron K8 Ultra
Performance
81
90
Build quality
80
83
Productivity
80
95
Customizability
88
92
Portability
73
77

What they share

  • Layout size: 80%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
  • QMK
  • VIA
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From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Keychron K1 Pro

5.0

5 owner reviews

Praise
“I realy like this keyboard. I feel is harder to make typos compared to the K3 v2. I decided to go with the K1 Pro instead of the K3 Pro and it's going to to take time to adjust to the new layout, but the feeling and shape of the keys is definitely better.”
OSCAR A.Verified buyer· via Keychron

Keychron K8 Ultra

5.0

4 owner reviews

Praise
“The order is exactly what i had ordered, and exceeds everything i had expected”
matthewVerified buyer· via Keychron

Full specs

Keychron K1 Pro vs K8 Ultra specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

13 of 27 specs differ

Keychron K1 Pro

Keychron K8 Ultra

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount
Plate Mount

Low profile

Yes
No

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK, JIS
ANSI, ISO, ISO-ES

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

Battery

2,000 mAh
4,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
ABS, Aluminum, Metal

Plate material

—
Steel

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

580 g
1,299 g

Dimensions

8 x 346 x 119 mm
—

Typing angle

3°
—

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2026

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $67Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $111Visit
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  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $119Visit
  • MKUS

    In stock
    $119Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $150Visit
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